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FactSet Research Systems Inc (FDS) stock

FDSNYSEServices-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.Fiscal year ends August 31
Financials through Q4 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 31, 2026Last filing: 10-K on Oct 20, 2026Score 17/3021% below fair value
$331.71−3.17 (-0.95%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $11.69BP/E 22.8Yield –

FactSet Research Systems statistics

109 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings
Dec 17, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date
Aug 31, 2026
Fundamentals through
Aug 31, 2026
Share price as of
Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap
$11.69B
$793.39M
Enterprise Value
$12.80B
$768.70M
PE Ratio
22.77
26.25
PS Ratio
4.72
2.28
PB Ratio
5.84
2.76
P/FCF Ratio
16.53
15.38
P/OCF Ratio
14.22
13.16

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales
5.17
2.03
EV / EBITDA
14.53
16.16
EV / EBIT
18.29
20.87
EV / FCF
18.09
15.27

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding
35M
58M
Shares Change (YoY)
-4.62%
1.97%
Shares Change (QoQ)
-1.45%
0.07%
Float
35M
53M
Shares Held by Insiders
0.47%
13.2%
Shares Held by Institutions
113.8%
62.8%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest
4M
–
Short Interest Change
1.76%
-3.30%
Short % of Float
11.0%
5.81%
Short % of Shares Outstanding
11.0%
4.22%
Days to Cover
5.66
3.54

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High
$348.00
–
52-Week Low
$185.00
–
20-Day Moving Average
$325.26
–
50-Day Moving Average
$297.91
–
200-Day Moving Average
$252.65
–
Average True Range (14)
$12.40
–
Price Change (1 Week)
-2.57%
0.35%
Price Change (1 Month)
14.5%
0.00%
Price Change (3 Months)
17.0%
-7.14%
Price Change (6 Months)
66.0%
0.66%
Price Change (YTD)
14.3%
-14.1%
Price Change (1 Year)
22.1%
-14.0%
Price Change (3 Years)
-26.8%
-12.6%
Price Change (5 Years)
-27.4%
-56.7%
Price Change (10 Years)
104.6%
44.9%
Average Volume (10 Days)
875,821
–
Average Volume (20 Days)
751,260
–
Average Volume (90 Days)
827,514
–
Relative Volume
0.45
0.71
Relative Strength Index (14)
58.1
47.3
Volatility (1 Year)
47.8%
65.3%
Beta (5 Years)
0.75
1.19

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin
50.6%
56.0%
Operating Margin
28.3%
-1.96%
Pretax Margin
26.2%
-0.63%
Profit Margin
21.5%
-2.35%
EBITDA Margin
35.6%
0.85%
FCF Margin
28.6%
9.88%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE)
25.5%
1.34%
Return on Assets (ROA)
12.6%
-3.12%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
18.2%
-0.29%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
22.9%
-0.55%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio
0.60
1.37
Quick Ratio
0.52
0.93
Debt / Equity
0.68
0.52
Debt / EBITDA
1.56
2.60
Debt / FCF
1.94
2.79
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.25
1.41
Interest Coverage
12.80
-0.55

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY)
6.65%
9.45%
Net Income Growth (YoY)
-10.6%
9.41%
EPS Growth (YoY)
-6.30%
12.4%
FCF Growth (YoY)
14.6%
14.5%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
5.89%
7.44%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
9.24%
12.3%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
6.56%
13.7%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
7.06%
12.4%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover
0.59
0.64
Revenue Per Employee
$193.46K
$396.32K
Profits Per Employee
$41.68K
-$6.68K
Employee Count
12,800
525
WACC
8.15%
10.1%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue
$2.48B
$257.79M
Gross Profit
$1.25B
$158.36M
Operating Income
$699.96M
-$578.69K
Pretax Income
$649.72M
-$294.07K
Net Income
$533.48M
-$298.85K
EBITDA
$880.79M
-$75.39K
EPS (Diluted)
$14.57
$0.00

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments
$265.33M
$41.64M
Total Debt
$1.37B
$174.92M
Net Cash (Debt)
-$1.10B
$1.79M
Net Cash Per Share
-$31.33
$0.13
Equity (Book Value)
$2.00B
$51.00M
Book Value Per Share
$56.78
$1.99
Tangible Book Value
-$1.13B
$2.78M
Working Capital
-$437.61M
$14.99M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow
$822.20M
$5.65M
Capital Expenditures
-$114.72M
-$5.59M
Free Cash Flow
$707.48M
$35.58M
FCF Per Share
$20.07
$0.53

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield
4.56%
0.38%
FCF Yield
6.05%
4.32%
Buyback Yield
5.51%
3.37%
Shareholder Yield
5.51%
3.80%
Payout Ratio
30.8%
30.7%
FCF Payout Ratio
23.2%
23.2%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense
$54.68M
$3.48M
Income Tax
$116.24M
$1.62M
Effective Tax Rate
17.9%
22.3%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number
$136.43
$16.66
Graham Upside
-58.9%
-55.3%
Altman Z-Score
5.22
1.97
Piotroski F-Score
6
5
Beneish M-Score
-2.74
-2.82
Lynch Fair Value
$102.84
–
Lynch Upside
-69.0%
-35.4%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

PeriodFDSS&P 500DifferenceFDS per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month+14.9%-2.7%+17.6 pts
3 months+19.8%-1.7%+21.5 pts
Year to date+15.9%+11.9%+4.0 pts
1 year+24.2%+12.0%+12.2 pts
3 years-24.0%+78.2%−102.2 pts-8.8%+21.2%
5 years-23.3%+73.2%−96.6 pts-5.2%+11.6%
10 years+128.0%+309.6%−181.6 pts+8.6%+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

4M FDS shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 1.8% from the previous report, or 11.00% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 62.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement dateShares shortChangeAvg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 20263,860,632+1.8%681,9995.7
Oct 15, 20263,794,022+19.3%726,4685.2
Sep 30, 20263,179,609-17.3%812,5393.9
Sep 15, 20263,844,515-14.1%972,3944.0
Aug 31, 20264,473,101+24.5%847,5395.3
Aug 14, 20263,594,250-9.2%749,8644.8
Jul 31, 20263,958,908-21.2%1,021,0013.9
Jul 15, 20265,024,927-5.1%989,8445.1
Jun 30, 20265,297,039-1.2%1,058,9405.0
Jun 15, 20265,362,886-6.8%1,008,8005.3
May 29, 20265,753,765-0.1%803,2937.2
May 15, 20265,759,069+14.4%926,6326.2

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

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